EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Typed Letter Signed, "A. Einstein," to Michael Schaap of Bloomingdale's, congratulating him "on the splendid work you have under-taken on behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week" 1 page, single 4to sheet, blind-stamped

EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Typed Letter Signed, "A. Einstein," to Michael Schaap of Bloomingdale's, congratulating him "on the splendid work you have under-taken on behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week" 1 page, single 4to sheet, blind-stamped Princeton stationery; folds Princeton, 10 June 1939 E3,000/4,000 A letter sent to contributors, it goes on to say: "The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us. We have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity and our knowledge that the cause for which we are sufferingis a momentous and sacred cause. It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a bet-ter future."